Orange Eye Butterflybush [Buddleja davidii] found near the old Brookwood golf course on Mills Gap Road on 6 July 2013. It’s a member of the Butterfly-bush (Buddlejaceae) family. Wikipedia states that it’s a native flowering shrub of China and Japan. The file from the USDA states that another name for the shrub is Summer Lilac and:
Orange eye butterflybush has been used in the nursery trade for over a hundred years due to its pleasant weeping, grey-green foliage and fragrant colorful blooms that attract butterflies, hummingbirds and other floral visitors.
USDA Plants Listing: Buddleja davidii
Orange Eye Butterflybush – 6 July 2013
Orange Eye Butterflybush shrub – 6 July 2013
